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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
HISTORY OF
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Containing
A History of the County - its Cities, Towns, &c.; a Directory of its
Tax-Payers; War Record of its Volunteers in the late
Rebellion; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men;
General and Local Statistics; Map of Livingston County
History of Illinois, Illustrated;
History of the Northwest Illustrated;
Constitution of the United States,
Miscellaneous Matters,
&c., &c.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Published Chicago:
Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co., 186 Dearborn Street
1878
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Amity Twp. -
SIMON JAMISON, farmer, P. O., Cornell;
was born in Ross Co., Ohio, May 31, 1837; his parents moved
when he was about 8 years of age, to an adjoining county,
but in time removed to Mercer Co., Ohio, where they both are
at present living; their names are William and Sarah
Jamison; the subject of this sketch came to Amity Tp.,
Livingston Co., in 1868. He married Mary E. Kline,
in Fayette Co., Ohio, Jan. 6, 1859; she was born in Fayette
Co., Ohio, Dec. 17, 1838; they have three children -
Edward A., born Oct. 23, 1859; Sarah C., Aug. 10,
1861; Carrie Allen, Dec. 19, 1865. He owns 160
acres of land, valued at $40 per acre on Secs. 17 and 20.
Has held the office of School Trustee for nine years, and he
is the present incumbent of the office of Road Commissioner,
which office he has held for six years.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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